Mission’s 79 series loudspeakers – serious sound

Never an outfit to waste descriptors when a single one will do (M series, E series…), Mission has paraded its new ’79’ series loudspeaker range to devout audiophiles, ranging from the $999 790 monitor unit to a $2,599 79AS active sub and $3,999 796-model floorstander.

The parsimonious approach to language ends with the model numbers, though, as Mission introduces a startling array of geek-speak to describe the bleeding-edge tech componentry inside the speakers.

The technology-stuffed 796 received a 2008 design and engineering award from the CES Innovations team, and for front stage duties in a surround sound set up, can be mated with the $999 79c centre speaker.